I got my R9 last month (and my CCW today!).
R9 is what it is... small, light, 9mm. And while expensive for a self-defense handgun, I wanted it!
Still, it hurts more than any of my other 15 hand/long guns, and I reload and shoot often.
The Seecamp .32 is just as sharp, but it doesn't hurt. I can shoot it accurately for a couple of mags (using factory ammo, that's not cheap
).
My Kahr PM9, shooting the same factory or reload ammo as used in the Rohr R9, is comfortable by comparison; can shoot 5+ mags quite accurately (accuracy surprised me, actually). And the trigger is fine. With practice, can pre-position it when target shooting. But for self-defense practice, I pull all the way through, just like I do with the Seecamp and R9. All three are excellent self-defense triggers, to me.
My R9 shoots even a touch more accurately than the Kahr
, but (for me) for only one mag. After that, it's only two shots at a time, and then rest or fire something else, before coming back to the R9. It's just painful endurance to continue past two shots, and a waste of ammo because the shots spread way out.
That said, as a self-defense arm, shot up close, and realistically fired once or twice in a real life situation, the R9 is fine.
Been reading this forum for a couple of months. Thanks for the info!
